Chapter 112: Dishonest, kill your whole family
"It's okay if you ask Lord Yang, but the officials will answer everything." The county magistrates stood up and bowed, forcing their smiles to agree.
Yang Jingwen looked through the Censorship with a expressionless face, raised his eyes and said, "Where is the magistrate of Jingtai County?"
"The lower official is the governor of Jingtai County. What do you want to ask?" A bloated Burmese official left his seat and smiled charmingly.
Yang Jingwen's face changed and he clapped his face: "Seven years ago, Jingtai County built a dam. How much money did you embezzle? Four years ago, a lawsuit between the Burmese and the powerful people were obviously in charge. Instead, you asked someone to beat him in court. In the new year, my emperor was in charge of the country in Tian. In order to educate all directions, he ordered the county to build academies and let the people learn the righteous way of Confucius and Mencius. The Ministry of Revenue allocated 8,000 taels of silver to you. How much did you greedy?"
The continuous questions confused the earthy Burmese official. Although these were just the tip of the iceberg he had been appointed as the governor of Jingtai County, they were also secret matters that could not be hidden anymore. How could Dali Temple find out? What he didn't know was that since the Xinshi Emperor supervised the country, there have been secret spies from various Jinyiwei from various counties and hid in the county town to collect information. Although there were only two or three of them in this year that had evidence, it was enough that these Burmese officials were scared to death.
"Report to the Lord, the lower-ranking official knew that he was wrong." The earth-cold faced with a look of earth knelt down and said, "In the past, when the former king was in charge of the embankment, some were greedy for some silver, and some were accepted by powerful bribes and random judgments. However, this school was the first imperial edict issued by His Majesty the Emperor of the Celestial Empire since he was in charge of the country. The lower-ranking officials would never dare to be greedy for the introductory introductory. Since the emperor supervised the country, all counties have been bathed in the great grace of the emperor, and the lower-ranking officials have even changed their minds. How could they do such a thing? Please observe clearly."
Yang Jingwen sneered in his heart. Burmese officials and the officials of the Ming Dynasty were very clever and knew how to avoid the important things. In the past, it didn't matter if the greedy gold coins were recognized. After all, the Burmese king in power could be stolen from the guy who had no sons and grandchildren. The king was unruly, so it was understandable that we ministers did some unethical things. However, the construction of the academy was the first major task that the county had to do since the regent of the Xinshi Emperor. Even if he was beaten to death, he would not be recognized.
Yang Jingwen picked up the teacup on the copy and blew the tea foam. His face was as cold as frost. He said leisurely: "Since Lord Tuhun does not plead guilty, then I will give you some tips." He picked up a file on the table and recited: "In March of the second year of Xinshi, Your Majesty ordered the counties to build academies, and transferred 8,000 taels of silver from the Ministry of Revenue to distribute it to Jingtai County. The governor of Jingtai County cut corners. It was not counted to deduct craftsmen's silver money, but used green bamboo to fill giant trees and mixed stones in the mountains and mud, making a profit of 3,500 taels. Lord Tuhun, is this official wrong?
"There is... no, no, the lower official has been refreshed since the new emperor's reign. Please take a look." Tuhun didn't know how the Shaoqing of Dali Temple learned his details in detail, but he could never recognize the deduction of the silver for the construction of the academy. He had already made up his mind and spoke neatly. He looked up and said, "Although the lower official had illegal things in the past, the academy was the kindness of the emperor's teaching Wan Fang. Not to mention cutting corners, even if he was greedy for a penny of copper coins, it would be a matter of losing his son and his grandson's asshole."
Yang Jingwen laughed and said, "It seems that you won't cry after seeing the coffin." He was standing in a state of justice and shouted to the solemn solemn solemn solemn officer: "Come on, go and pick up the account book of Jingtai County."
In a moment, a soap official brought a half-new account book. Yang Jingwen threw it at Tuhun's feet and said, "Master Tuhun, open your eyes and take a look. It contains all the cost of building the school. Is there anything missing?"
Tu Hun opened the account book tremblingly. He only saw every purchase and every surplus of wages and expenses. But this account book is slightly different from his own private account book. He thought again. Could it be that the landlord of the mansion sold him? Otherwise, how could the Dali Temple Minister know so much? Tu Hun was frightened. If he had known this, he would have admitted this crime. Now he has been arrested and has been arrested. He has also been charged with concealing the crime.
"Sir. The lower officials know that they are wrong. The lower officials are so sad. Please punish them." Tu Hun bowed to Yu Di and begged for mercy. The county magistrates by his side could no longer sit still. They had already determined that Dali Temple had evidence of their corruption and abuse of power. They all left their seats and bowed and said, "The lower officials are also guilty. Please punish them."
"Come on. Take off the wings and hats of Tu Hun, the guy in the ground. Since he was greedy for one penny of copper coins, he would have lost his son and grandson. I will fulfill his wishes." Yang Wenjing shouted loudly and threw down the sign on the case: "Take people to Jingtai County to capture his relatives and punish them together."
Seven or eight soap officials carried water and fire sticks, shouted at the chains to stop the earth and carried it away. Only the earth and screamed in the hall were echoed. The county magistrate died and the fox was sad. He lowered his head in fear and thought about his past deeds. Some people couldn't help but glance at the thick file on the table of Shaoqing of Dali Temple. He felt even more lucky. He thought that no one in the venue would run away.
Yang Jingwen stood up long and said slowly, "You don't have to be afraid. Tu Hun refused to admit his mistake. I was sentenced to him as a minor crime of beheading his head and scouting his home. Everyone is smart. What should I do next? I believe you don't want to follow the footsteps of Tu Hun?"
Beheading the head and scouting the house is also a minor crime? Yang Jingwen's casual words penetrated into the county magistrates' ears and felt a little uncomfortable. But at this time, who would dare to have any objections? They nodded like chickens pecking at rice.
Yang Jingwen said again: "My emperor is wise and just wants to verify some of the crimes, but not to embarrass you. The emperor once said that you can be pardoned no matter how much land sin you committed in the past."
The word "pardon" made the county magistrate happy. Yang Jingwen's meaning was very clear. It doesn't matter if he is guilty. As long as he is willing to admit his guilt, he will not blame him. It seems that the muddy hit the knife and deserves to be unlucky.
"But." Yang Jingwen's voice changed, and the county magistrates let go of their hearts and raised them up: "You have been corrupting a lot of money in the past few years, right? Since that's the case, if you dare to embezzle one tael of silver, it will be a serious crime to kill the nine clans. Do you all understand?"
"I understand, understand." The county magistrates breathed a sigh of relief. The worst among the group of people also earned a fortune of several thousand taels of silver. In Myanmar, it was enough for a family to eat for two or three generations. If they were not greedy in the future, they would not be greedy. They would not be worried in the future. They would receive some salary. The mighty official master is also very good.
"The imperial edict is here!" A sharp voice came from outside the post station, and then the outer hall was filled with the long live voice of my emperor. Yang Jingwen seemed to have expected the order to come over and said to the surrounding officials: "Remove the tables and chairs, put in incense tables, and receive the order."
"The emperor of Fengtian Chengyun, and the imperial edict said: There are 63 counties in Myanmar, each county is only 20,000 people, and the country has more than 1.5 million people, but officials account for one or two of them. They consume a lot of money every month. If this continues, the country will not be in a state. I can't sleep all day long and night. From now on, I will abolish the 63 counties in Myanmar, abolish the 49 counties in Siam, and combine the territories of the two countries into nine provinces. Among them, northern Myanmar is Dingbei Province, southern Myanmar is Dingnan Province, eastern Myanmar is not Dingdong Province, western Myanmar is Dingxi Province, and all counties in eastern Siam are Pingdong
The province, the western counties of Siam are Pingxi Province, the southern counties of Siam are Pingnan Province, and the northern counties of Siam are Pingbei Province. The five hundred miles around the Haidu are divided into the Secretariat. The nine provincial governors are jointly elected by Dali Temple and the Ministry of Personnel. I can only take office by myself. The original county magistrates and other officials are jointly assessed by Dali Temple Ministers and the Ministry of Personnel, and they may be assigned official positions or demoted to common people. I admire this." The little eunuch in front of the incense case read out the order in the smoke, and then Yang Jingwen, the young minister of Dali Temple, knelt forward to receive the order.
"Long live my emperor!" The county magistrates did not know whether this imperial edict was a blessing or a disaster. They kept thinking about their future in the sound of shouting in the mountains.
Siam and Myanmar are all small countries, but the counties and counties divided are very detailed. If converted into counties in the Ming Dynasty, the land under one county in the Ming Dynasty may be more than three or four counties combined. Therefore, it is imperative to abolish personnel, but it is not good news for these county magistrates. After all, now there are few officials and few meat, and you may be the one who needs to be abolished. But now they have become fish and can only be slaughtered by the emperor. Not to mention opposing, I am afraid that I will not even dare to let go of a fart.
"Everyone, have you understood the imperial edict just now? Do you want me to repeat it again?" At this time, Yang Jingwen had already stood up and asked the county magistrates.
"The officials all understand that this is the court's laws, and the emperor has the final say on how to make a decision." A county magistrate said with a forced smile.
Yang Jingwen said: "Since that's the case, you will go to the cabinet tomorrow and count your past bad deeds. If someone intends to deceive, be careful of the laws of the Ming Dynasty. The dirty things in your past Dali Temple have files. If they are not consistent with the facts, the earth is a role model. Okay, you will go back and rest. Everyone is not allowed to leave the post station for half a step."
Yang Jingwen spoke and walked out of the inn hall. The soap official behind him followed, leaving only a stunned county magistrate in the hall.
The county magistrates did not dare to discuss each other, and returned to their houses. Soon, the followers came in to report that there had been a team of officers and soldiers standing outside the post station, saying that they would not let anyone go out. The continuous movements made the county magistrates scared and confused. First, the six ministries came to ask questions, but they were still kind at that time. After asking some irrelevant questions, they sent them away. Then the officials of Dali Temple grabbed their crimes and also cut off the county magistrates of Jingtai County. When the others were so scared that they were half-dead, the young ministers of Dali Temple threatened to let go. At this time, the imperial edict came, saying that the county magistrates would be abolished and the county was a province. Before the county magistrates had come, they suddenly found that they had been placed in the post station and were under house arrest.
Chapter completed!